Scientists say there are about one billion carbon nanotubes in a square centimeter of Vantablack.

科学家称每平方厘米的纳米碳管黑体中就有10亿个纳米管。

The carbon nanotubes are there to conduct electricity.

而碳纳米管则用于导电。

Each link responds to one particular gas, by changing how the nanotubes conducts electricity.

通过改变纳米管的导电方式，每个都对应一种特定气体。

The carbon nanotubes help conduct electricity and keep the tattoo on the skin.

碳纳米管有助于导电并将纹身留在皮肤上。

But so far, we've only been able to manufacture very small nanotube chains.

但到目前为止，我们能做出的纳米管线非常小。

For the new application, the scientists added links to the circuit made of carbon nanotubes.

而对于这样一款新应用程序，科学家们在碳纳米管制成的电线回路加上。

First, they coated these with carbon nanotubes, to improve their conductivity.

首先，他们在这些木条子外面包上碳纳米，以提高它们的导电性。

Yet, nestling amid the quarks and transistors and the nucleic acids and nanotubes, there is a question.

然而，就在夸克、半导体、核酸和纳米管等 涌现的同时，出现一个问题。

The fuzzy structures in the feathers work like a cage for light, just like those carbon nanotubes.

羽毛中的模糊结构就像光的笼子，就像那些碳纳米管一样。

Similarly, Vantablack, the least reflective artificial material, traps photons in a forest of carbon nanotubes standing on their ends.

同样，Vantablack这种最不反光的人造材料将末端碳纳米管丛中的光子困住。

However, more than 99 percent of Vantablack isn't made up of nanotubes — it's actually free space.

但事实上，99%的纳米碳管黑体并不是由纳米碳管构成的——其实就是自由空间。

One idea is to use carbon nanotubes.

一种想法是使用碳纳米管。

To embed the nanotubes, the engineers used a process called vascular infusion.

为嵌入纳米管，工程师们使用一种称为血管灌注的工艺。

There were even groups trying to make an elevator to space using carbon nanotubes.

甚至有团体试图使用碳纳米管制造通往太空的电梯。

Carbon nanotubes are stronger than other materials.

碳纳米管比其他材料更坚固。

Carbon nanotubes have found their way into some industries.

- 碳纳米管已经找到进入某些行业的方式。

Because of the regular alignment of the nanotubes, they were able to stress the material from various directions.

由于碳纳米管呈规律状排列，他们能够从不同的方向对材料施加作用。

Experts came up with the idea of using carbon nanotubes.

专家们提出使用碳纳米管的想法。

Nanotubes are also showing up in transistors and lithium ion batteries.

纳米管也出现在晶体管和锂离子电池中。

Nanotubes are as small as they sound.

纳米管和起来一样小。